Positive psychological qualities of nursing students during clinical practice and influencing factors analysis

Abstract

Objective To explore the positive psychological qualities of nursing students during clinical practice, and analyze its influencing factors , to provide a theoretical basis for improving the positive psychological quality level of nursing students .Methods Totals of 232 nursing students were enrolled in this study, and investigated with a related demographic information questionnaire and Positive Psychological Qualities Questionnaire.SPSS 17.0 statistical software was used to analyze the data .Results These nursing students got the highest score in the dimension of interpersonal relationship , followed by transcendence , justice, temperance, cognition, and emotion.The score of emotion, interpersonal relationship and transcendence were （ 3.24 ± 0.66）, （3.62 ±0.52） and （3.52 ±0.48）, respectively, which were significantly lower than the norm of college students （t=-8.54, -2.45, -3.61, respectively;P<0.05）.There were several factors influencing nursing students ’ positive psychological qualities , such as parents ’ education , communication with tutors , relationship with other students , motivation of choosing nursing major , character , recognition of tutors and patients, academic performance and tutors ’ attention.Conclusions Nursing students who are undergoing clinical practice have lower level of positive psychological quality than Chinese college students , and it is affected by different factors .Therefore the clinical nursing educators should take effective measures to improve nursing students ’ positive psychological qualities and promote their physical and mental health of nursing students . Key words: Students,nursing; Clinical practice; Positive psychological qualities; Influencing factors